US6664740B2 - Formation of a field reversed configuration for magnetic and electrostatic confinement of plasma - Google Patents

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US6664740B2
US6664740B2 US10/066,424 US6642402A US6664740B2 US 6664740 B2 US6664740 B2 US 6664740B2 US 6642402 A US6642402 A US 6642402A US 6664740 B2 US6664740 B2 US 6664740B2
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UA2003098179A UA78694C2 (en) 2001-06-08 2002-01-02 Device and method for magnetic and electrostatic containing plasma in field reversed configuration
US10/066,424 US6664740B2 (en) 2001-02-01 2002-01-31 Formation of a field reversed configuration for magnetic and electrostatic confinement of plasma
DE60235959T DE60235959D1 (de) 2001-02-01 2002-02-01 In einer anordnung mit umgekehrtem feld
ES10155296.6T ES2550217T3 (es) 2001-02-01 2002-02-01 Confinamiento magnético y electroestático de plasma en una configuración invertida en campo
EA200300853A EA006325B1 (ru) 2001-02-01 2002-02-01 Способ и устройство магнитного и электростатического удержания плазмы в конфигурации с обращенным полем
ES02713515T ES2344193T3 (es) 2001-02-01 2002-02-01 Confinamiento magnetico y electrostatico de plasma en una configuracion invertida en campo.
KR1020037010236A KR100883619B1 (ko) 2001-02-01 2002-02-01 역장 배열에 플라즈마를 자기적 및 정전기적으로 감금하는방법 및 장치
AU2002245362A AU2002245362C1 (en) 2001-02-01 2002-02-01 Magnetic and electrostatic confinement of plasma in a field reversed configuration
BR0206814-1A BR0206814A (pt) 2001-02-01 2002-02-01 Confinamento magnético e eletrostático de plasma em uma configuração de campo invertido
IL15715902A IL157159A0 (en) 2001-02-01 2002-02-01 Magnetic and electrostatic confinement of plasma in a field reversed configuration
SK1101-2003A SK288027B6 (sk) 2001-02-01 2002-02-01 Apparatus for generating magnetic field and method of its generating
EA200500956A EA011288B1 (ru) 2001-02-01 2002-02-01 Способ удержания плазмы, имеющей электроны и ионы, в камере
EP02713515A EP1356717B1 (en) 2001-02-01 2002-02-01 Magnetic and electrostatic confinement of plasma in a field reversed configuration
CN2006100936943A CN101018444B (zh) 2001-02-01 2002-02-01 场反向配置中的等离子体的磁和静电约束
AT02713515T ATE464643T1 (de) 2001-02-01 2002-02-01 Magnetische und elektrostatische plasmabegrenzung in einer anordnung mit umgekehrtem feld
SG200504795-6A SG149686A1 (en) 2001-02-01 2002-02-01 Magnetic and electrostatic confinement of plasma in a field reversed configuration
CNB028077911A CN1269387C (zh) 2001-02-01 2002-02-01 一种约束等离子体的设备和方法
PL363361A PL206448B1 (pl) 2001-02-01 2002-02-01 Sposób oraz urządzenie do zamykania plazmy oraz sposób tworzenia pola magnetycznego o konfiguracji odwróconego pola
PCT/US2002/002854 WO2002062112A2 (en) 2001-02-01 2002-02-01 Magnetic and electrostatic confinement of plasma in a field reversed configuration
JP2002562129A JP4112983B2 (ja) 2001-02-01 2002-02-01 磁場反転配位におけるプラズマの磁気的閉じ込めおよび静電気的閉じ込め
NZ527344A NZ527344A (en) 2001-02-01 2002-02-01 Magnetic and electrostatic confinement of plasma in a field reversed configuration
PT101553063T PT2187713E (pt) 2001-02-01 2002-02-01 Confinamento magnético e electrostático de plasma numa configuração de campo inverso
DK10155296.6T DK2187712T3 (en) 2001-02-01 2002-02-01 MAGNETIC AND ELECTROSTATIC PLASMA LIMITATION IN A FIELD-REVERSE CONFIGURATION
MXPA03006931A MXPA03006931A (es) 2001-02-01 2002-02-01 Confinamiento magnetico y electrostatico de plasma en una configuracion de campo invertida.
BRPI0206814-1A BRPI0206814B1 (pt) 2001-02-01 2002-02-01 Magnetic and electrostatic plasma confinement in an invested field configuration
PT101552966T PT2187712E (pt) 2001-02-01 2002-02-01 Inibidores de bromodomínio e as suas utilizações
DK10155306.3T DK2187713T3 (en) 2001-02-01 2002-02-01 MAGNETIC AND ELECTROSTATIC CONTAINMENT OF PLASMA IN AN REVERSE FIELD CONFIGURATION
ES10155306.3T ES2550800T3 (es) 2001-02-01 2002-02-01 Confinamiento magnético y electroestático de plasma en una configuración invertida en campo
KR1020077002606A KR100883621B1 (ko) 2001-02-01 2002-02-01 전자와 이온으로 이루어진 플라즈마를 감금하는 방법
BRPI0216000-5A BRPI0216000B1 (pt) 2001-02-01 2002-02-01 Method for containing plasma of ions and electrons within a camera
EP10155306.3A EP2187713B9 (en) 2001-02-01 2002-02-01 Magnetic and electrostatic confinement of plasma in a field reversed configuration
DK02713515.1T DK1356717T3 (da) 2001-02-01 2002-02-01 Magnetisk og elektrostatisk plasmabegrænsning i en anordning med omvendt felt
CA2437360A CA2437360C (en) 2001-02-01 2002-02-01 Magnetic and electrostatic confinement of plasma in a field reversed configuration
EP10155296.6A EP2187712B1 (en) 2001-02-01 2002-02-01 Magnetic and electrostatic confinement of plasma in a field reversed confirguration
SK5029-2012A SK288442B6 (sk) 2001-02-01 2002-02-01 Spôsob zadržania plazmy obsahujúcej množstvo iónov a elektrónov
US10/328,701 US7015646B2 (en) 2001-02-01 2002-12-23 Magnetic and electrostatic confinement of plasma with tuning of electrostatic field
US10/328,703 US7026763B2 (en) 2001-02-01 2002-12-23 Apparatus for magnetic and electrostatic confinement of plasma
US10/328,674 US6891911B2 (en) 2001-02-01 2002-12-23 Formation of a field reversed configuration for magnetic and electrostatic confinement of plasma
IL157159A IL157159A (en) 2001-02-01 2003-07-29 Magnetic and electrostatic reduction of plasma in reverse configuration
US10/799,530 US6995515B2 (en) 2001-02-01 2004-03-11 Formation of a field reversed configuration for magnetic and electrostatic confinement of plasma
HK04108721A HK1065918A1 (en) 2001-02-01 2004-11-05 An apparatus and method for confining a plasma
US11/016,421 US7126284B2 (en) 2001-02-01 2004-12-17 Formation of a field reversed configuration for magnetic and electrostatic confinement of plasma
US11/074,615 US7477718B2 (en) 2001-02-01 2005-03-07 Formation of a field reversed configuration for magnetic and electrostatic confinement of plasma
US11/134,776 US7180242B2 (en) 2001-02-01 2005-05-19 Formation of a field reversed configuration for magnetic and electrostatic confinement of plasma
US11/133,807 US7119491B2 (en) 2001-02-01 2005-05-19 Magnetic and electrostatic confinement of plasma with tuning of electrostatic field
US11/173,204 US7129656B2 (en) 2001-02-01 2005-07-01 Apparatus for magnetic and electrostatic confinement of plasma
JP2006175903A JP4097093B2 (ja) 2001-02-01 2006-06-26 磁場反転配位におけるプラズマの磁気的閉じ込めおよび静電気的閉じ込め
US11/498,404 US7569995B2 (en) 2001-02-01 2006-08-01 Apparatus for magnetic and electrostatic confinement of plasma
US11/498,354 US7439678B2 (en) 2001-02-01 2006-08-02 Magnetic and electrostatic confinement of plasma with tuning of electrostatic field
US11/704,792 US20080063133A1 (en) 2001-02-01 2007-02-09 Formation of a field reversed configuration for magnetic and electrostatic confinement of plasma
US11/707,282 US7613271B2 (en) 2001-02-01 2007-02-16 Formation of a field reversed configuration for magnetic and electrostatic confinement of plasma
AU2007202901A AU2007202901B2 (en) 2001-02-01 2007-06-22 Magnetic and electrostatic confinement of plasma in a field reversed configuration
JP2007204811A JP2007322440A (ja) 2001-02-01 2007-08-06 磁場反転配位におけるプラズマの磁気的閉じ込めおよび静電気的閉じ込め
IL188654A IL188654A (en) 2001-02-01 2008-01-08 Plasma limitation with magnetic and electrostatic field in reverse field configuration
US12/465,455 US9265137B2 (en) 2001-02-01 2009-05-13 Formation of a field reversed configuration for magnetic and electrostatic confinement of plasma
US12/511,266 US8461762B2 (en) 2001-02-01 2009-07-29 Apparatus for magnetic and electrostatic confinement of plasma
JP2009192619A JP5317346B2 (ja) 2001-02-01 2009-08-21 磁場反転配位におけるプラズマの磁気的閉じ込めおよび静電気的閉じ込め
US12/610,884 US9370086B2 (en) 2001-02-01 2009-11-02 Formation of a field reversed configuration for magnetic and electrostatic confinement of plasma
JP2010139929A JP5439290B2 (ja) 2001-02-01 2010-06-18 磁場反転配位磁場形成方法
CY20101100650T CY1110220T1 (el) 2001-02-01 2010-07-12 Μαγνητικος και ηλεκτροστατικος περιορισμος πλασματος εντος πεδιοανεστραμμενης διαμορφωσης
HK10110343.1A HK1144047A1 (en) 2001-02-01 2010-11-04 Magnetic and electrostatic confinement of plasma in a field reversed configuration
HK10110344.0A HK1144048A1 (en) 2001-02-01 2010-11-04 Magnetic and electrostatic confinement of plasma in a field reversed confirguration
AU2011201603A AU2011201603B2 (en) 2001-02-01 2011-04-08 Magnetic and electrostatic confinement of plasma in a field reversed configuration
US13/915,521 US9386676B2 (en) 2001-02-01 2013-06-11 Apparatus for magnetic and electrostatic confinement of plasma
CY20151100656T CY1116539T1 (el) 2001-02-01 2015-07-28 Μαγνητικος και ηλεκτροστατικος περιορισμος πλασματος εντος πεδιοανεστραμμενης διαμορφωσης
CY20151100764T CY1116821T1 (el) 2001-02-01 2015-09-01 Μαγνητικος και ηλεκτροστατικος περιορισμος πλασματος εντος πεδιοανεστραμμενης διαμορφωσης
US14/980,873 US20160189803A1 (en) 2001-02-01 2015-12-28 Formation of a field reversed configuration for magnetic and electrostatic confinement of plasma
US15/153,652 US10217531B2 (en) 2001-02-01 2016-05-12 Formation of a field reversed configuration for magnetic and electrostatic confinement of plasma
US15/172,069 US9672943B2 (en) 2001-02-01 2016-06-02 Apparatus for magnetic and electrostatic confinement of plasma
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